Memorial Day 2012 events in Mercer County throughout the weekend

MERCER: Memorial Day events are being held throughout the weekend in the Mercer County area ranging from big parades to solemn ceremonies.

FRIDAY

Trenton -- World War II Memorial Day Ceremony at noon at the WWII Memorial, 225 W. State St. across from the Statehouse. “The Lone Bugler” will perform at the ceremony.

SATURDAY:

Bordentown -- American Legion Post 26 is sponsoring a Memorial Day ceremony at 11:00 a.m. at the Veteran’s Memorial at Farnsworth and Railroad avenues. The Bordentown Regional Middle School choir led by Ellen Kirk and the high school band directed by Michael Montalto will perform. Guest speaker will be veteran Richard Glass. Invocation by the Rev. Matt Tucker.

Princeton -- The Spirit of Princeton will hold a Memorial Day Parade at 10 a.m. from the corner of Princeton Avenue and Nassau Street and end at the Princeton Borough Hall. A short ceremony will follow the parade at the Princeton Borough Hall at 11 a.m.

Hopewell -- Stoutsburg Cemetery Association will host their annual Memorial Day Service at the cemetery at 579 Province Line Road at 3 p.m. In honor of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, speakers will be Civil War re-enactors Thom Wooten and Thomas Peterson from the 6th Regiment U.S. Colored Troops, Hopewell Museum curator Bev Weidl, and special presentations from Eric and Jeanette Schwartz. For more information contact association president John B. Buck, (609) 466-9345.

SUNDAY

Hamilton -- Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes and area veterans will gather at 11 a.m. in the Field of Honor section at Greenwood Cemetery to hold the County’s annual Memorial Day observance.

Hopewell -- The Hopewell Fire Department will host a Memorial Day parade at 1 p.m. starting at West Broad Street and moving down to Princeton Avenue. At 2 p.m., there will be a ceremony at Hopewell Elementary School. Refreshments will follow.

MONDAY

Ewing -- The township Patriotic Committee will hold a Memorial Day ceremony at 11 a.m. at the Major Gen. George Betor Veterans Memorial Park.
The Lone Bugler will perform at Ewing Presbyterian Church, 100 Scotch Road, at 8 a.m., followed by a color guard performance by American Legion Post 314. VFW Post 7198 will also attend. The Ewing Police Department and Post 314 will perform a 21-gun salute to fallen heroes. Breakfast will be served after in Fellowship Hall.

Hightstown /East Windsor --The Hightstown-East Windsor Memorial Day Parade starts on Stockton Street at 9 a.m. and proceeds through the center of town at approximately 9:30 a.m., finishing at the VFW on Dutch Neck Road for refreshments. The grand marshal will be Edward Hayes of Hightstown. This event will honor the veterans with five wreaths placed throughout the parade route. For details call Larry Quattrone at (609) 448-9429 or (609) 448-4146.

Hamilton -- The Groveville-Yardville Memorial Day Parade Committee hosts “A Day to Remember” Memorial Day parade. The parade starts at 8:30 a.m. from Sunnybrae Boulevard and South Broad Street, moves along Yardville-Allentown Road to Route 156 to Church Street and proceeds into Groveville to Main Street and into the Groveville United Methodist Church Cemetery. A memorial service will follow.

Hamilton -- The 2012 Hamilton Memorial Day Parade begins at 10:30 a.m. on Nottingham Way at Shady Lane. The parade will continue to the Nottingham Firehouse on Mercer Street and feature the Lia Fail Pipes and Drums of Mercer County. The Mercerville Fire Department will collect supplies to send the troops. For information on needed supplies visit mercervillefire.com.

West Windsor -- The township’s Memorial Day Parade begins at 10:15 a.m. at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South. A ceremony will take place at noon at the municipal complex. The parade and ceremony are coordinated by the council and mayor in cooperation with the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. For more information, visit westwindsornj.org.